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黑幫

简 黑帮 · 繁 黑幫
Mandarin · pinyin hēi bāng

Meanings

  1. bunch of gangsters
  2. criminal gang
  3. organized crime syndicate
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黑
hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
幫
bāng · to help, assist; to defend; shoe upper
帮
bāng · help, assist; defend; shoe upper
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1–1 · hei1 bang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hak1 bong1

Cantonese word readings for 黑幫. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hak1 bong1

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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noun

  1. gangsters; criminal gang; organized crime syndicate
  2. (historical, derogatory) term used by Mao for his opponents; black gang, black gangsters

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